Milwaukee police shooting, pursuit tied to earlier homicide; suspect dead

The Brief

  • Police say a homicide near 7th and Mitchell is tied to a later Milwaukee police shooting.
  • Investigators say the suspect fired at officers after crashing near 35th and National.
  • Police say the 31-year-old suspect later died and the investigation remains ongoing.

MILWAUKEE Milwaukee police shot and killed a suspect following a pursuit tied to a fatal shooting earlier in the day on Monday, April 13.

What we know:

Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman said a 27-year-old was shot and killed near 7th and Mitchell around 5:30 a.m. Investigators later identified a vehicle believed to be connected to that homicide.

Officers later located that same vehicle near 35th and Walnut during a separate shots-fired incident.

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